A querist asks, “One of the arguments used to minimize the importance of baptism is found in 1 Corinthians 1:17 where Paul states: “For Christ sent me not to baptize….” Can you please explain in context what Paul

Randal Matheny, missionary to Brazil, has produced an informative website called, “Quick Bible Truths.” The site can be accessed on both Twitter and Facebook.

Sometimes…. We must be hurt in order to grow; We must fail in order to know, We must lose in order to gain. Some lessons are learned best Only through pain.

Over the years, I’ve learned not to write or say anything that I wouldn’t sign my name to. If we ever receive a negative, anonymous note, we need to just ignore it. If the person is not willing to sign their name, it’s not worth reading anyway, so we need not take heed of it.

When a certified letter is delivered to our door, it usually means we are receiving a very important document. According to several Bible scholars, Phoebe may have been the faithful servant who hand-delivered Paul’s inspired letter to the church in Rome. The letter points

Because of rampant immorality, we could call today’s generation “crooked and perverse,” just as Paul described his own generation in Philippians 2:15. Even Moses would have understood what Paul was talking about, for he said of Israel:

Like joy, genuine gratitude is an attitude that cannot be concealed and must be expressed. It is much more than mere lip service or more than a polite and perfunctory “thank you” uttered in return for a favor.

The above title is not original with me, but I love it nonetheless.  The message concerned a special needs child and the compassion of the person who gave him attention and treated him with great respect.

We all need words to live by, To inspire us and to guide us, Words to give us courage, When the threats of life betide us.

Wouldn’t life be lots more happy If the good that’s in us all Were the only things about us That folks bothered to recall?

A little dash of purpose, An effort made to cheer, A little more of courage, And less of doubt and fear; A little more of lifting, And pulling all our weight, A little less of leaning, And leaving it to fate.

Sometimes we will say, ”I have an idea,” and we know what we mean by that, but from another viewpoint, ideas have us! The idea of world dominion possessed Hitler, and look what happened! That was a negative, destructive idea and it led to drastic results. But as we know, there are wholesome, sound, and uplifting […]

Shauna Niequist is one of the writers for “Today’s Christian Woman.” She has written an above titled article which emphasizes the importance of gathering around the table and eating with our family.

The images of God in both the Old and the New Testaments are varied and interesting. I have only written on a few of them. When studying your Bibles you will find many more.

A favorite image for God in several of the psalms is that of a thunderstorm. God’s power is violent and turbulent as a tornado. The thunderstorm represents God as a physical manifestation of His mighty power. Using natural phenomena to evoke an experience of the divine is not unusual in the Hebrew Scriptures.

While getting a few items at the local grocery store today, a lady came up to me and told me about a discount grocery coupon for three pounds of strawberries that I had just placed in my grocery cart. She told me that the discount coupon for three dollars off the regular price of six […]

There was once a group of women studying on the book of Malachi. As they were studying Chapter three, they came across verse three which says, “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver” (Malachi 3:3). This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature […]

“IT IS GOOD” To Recognize God’s Authority “I will praise thee for ever, and I will wait on thy name for it is good before thy saints” (Psalm 52:9 KJV; Psalm 54:6 KJV).

In reading United States history, we read that there was an intense hatred between the North and South during the Civil War over slavery (and other issues). President Lincoln was often criticized for speaking of benevolent treatment for Southern rebel forces.

Thy Word, O Lord, is my delight; ‘Tis manna to my hungry soul; It is a never failing light That marks the reef and rocky shoal.